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Posts Made By: Ivan Gastaldo

February 13, 2006 03:38 AM Forum: Landscape Photography

snow and more snow (river scenes)

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
Mark, wonderful work!
Out of all 4, I love best #2 & #4... simply beautiful! 8)

February 14, 2006 04:21 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

achromat into apo

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
Itz, there's NO easy way around it...

If you want APO views you need an APO scope. Besides the Chromacorrs there's really nothing out there that will make an ACHRO become an APO...

Yes, you could use Minus Violet filters, Fringe-Killers, etc, etc... but they simply won't give you the TRUE APO performance you are looking for...

Sorry, but IMHO it is as simple as either you have an APO or you don't...



Clear skies! 8)

February 16, 2006 02:02 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

refractor semi ed 127

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
Can somebody explain what a Semi-ED refractor is? does it mean ALMOST-ED? QUASI-ED? NOT-QUITE-AS-GOOD-AS-ED? wink (almost color corrected, but not really...?)

Itz, I know you are trying to save money while getting an APO scope, but... 8)

February 16, 2006 04:57 PM Forum: TeleVue

Guru Al's New Eyepiece Article

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
Thanks for the post Aaron, good reading! wink

February 16, 2006 10:15 PM Forum: Digital SLR AstroPhotography

Forgotten Image: Orion's Belt and Sword

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
Beautiful Wide Field image Jeff! 8)
Lots of detail & great colors!


Thank you for sharing! wink

February 17, 2006 03:55 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

can any one identify this music

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
Sonya, that is the X-Files Music Theme... 8)
Written by Mark Snow...

February 17, 2006 04:07 AM Forum: Off Topic Discussions

Why are there no globular clusters in Star Trek?

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
I guess WHY worry about making all that extra "realistic" stuff, if most of the viewers don't know/care about it...? You would have to be really interested into Astronomy & the like, to start THINKING about these things...

Now that you mention it... I don't recall seeing much of that (if any) in Star Wars either... 8)


February 18, 2006 08:25 PM Forum: Beginning Astronomy?

Using a refractor on an EQ mount

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
Hello Wayne!
Well, you could just either loosen up the diagonal a bit and rotate it to your liking, or if your scope has a rotatable focuser then even better... (but no, you DO NOT need to rotate your refractor as you would a reflector) wink

Hope this helps... 8)

February 20, 2006 06:37 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

meade apo/ vs orion

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
Itz, even though my main scope is a Meade, and I love it, I would say STICK TO ORION... you won't be sorry... wink


Clear skies!

February 22, 2006 03:28 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

Do it Yourself Coatings

Posted By Ivan Gastaldo
Hello Peter!
I've NEVER heard of anybody coating their own lenses, unless that person works in a Specialized Optical shop with special machinery to apply coatings... (this is not a spray paint gun job)

Let's hope Roland and the other Optical Gurus chime in...

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